Wargaming.net League Promises Its Biggest APAC Season II Finals Yet

Find out which team will earn the right to represent the APAC region at this year’s Grand Finals

March 22, 2017 — The Wargaming.net League is proud to announce its biggest and most ambitious APAC Season II Finals to date. Not only will this year’s event settle the second team representing the APAC region in Grand Finals, but it will also host the Wargaming Gathering Spring 2017.

The first team battling in APAC’s name was defined at Season I Finals, after the legendary EL Gaming dismantled its competitors in a spectacular series of battles. At Season II Finals, the four best teams from the region will lay claim to the second slot and measure their strength in a fight for a slice of $100,000.

Season II Finals will take place April 8, 14:00 UTC+8 (day 1) and April 9, 16:00 UTC+8 (day 2) at EcoARK, Taipei. Fans can expect loads of activities and plenty of awesome loot in what is sure to be an electrifying event.

“This year we decided to hold Season II Finals together with Wargaming Gathering Spring 2017 to make it an even more gripping event,” said Jungwon Hahn, Wargaming APAC General Manager. “I hope that our combined efforts will bring APAC gamers a lot of fun and excitement!”

Don’t forget that all these large-scale activities are just a prelude to the key showdown of the year—the Grand Finals that will take place in Moscow, Russia, at the end of May this year

• http://worldoftanks.asia/en/news/tournaments/wgl-apac-season-ii-2016-2017-finals-teaser/

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About the Wargaming.net League

The Wargaming.net League is Wargaming’s professional eSports league established in 2013. It showcases the company’s products in an eSports capacity; runs all-year-round world-class events giving professional and aspiring gamers a platform to compete and excel, and provides its ever-growing, global audience with instant access to premier competitive gaming content.

The League promotes eSports through large-scale events and premium content fostering its popularity among gamers and spectators. Massive prize pools and world-class competitive gaming tournaments with live broadcasts to millions of viewers along with the League’s accessibility attract new teams and contribute to the growth of the audience with the ultimate goal of turning it into a professional sport.

Having grown from a player-encouraged initiative into a global organization, the League puts its community first and evolves based on needs of pro-gamers and viewers. Format and rule sets for matches are continually improved in close cooperation with professional players.

The Wargaming.net League infrastructure gives aspiring players a clear ladder of progression for them to transition to the pro-scene. Split into three divisions—Gold, Silver, and Bronze leagues—it allows for skilled players to tap into the world of pro-gaming and provides them with a clear path onward to the top echelon.

About Wargaming

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher and one of the leaders in the free-to-play MMO market. Founded as a privately held company in 1998, Wargaming has shipped more than 15 titles. Currently, Wargaming is focused on its team-based MMO war series dedicated to the mid-20th century warfare that include the armored World of Tanks, the flight combat World of Warplanes, and the naval World of Warships. The three intertwined titles form a common gaming universe integrated within the portal www.wargaming.net.

As part of its multiplatform line-up, the company has introduced World of Tanks on Xbox and World of Tanks Blitz (iOS, Android, Windows 10, Mac OS X, Steam). Launched in 2014 and 2015, World of Tanks on Xbox introduced epic tank-on-tank battles to console gamers and offers the first cross-platform gaming experience between Xbox 360 and Xbox One. In 2016, Wargaming released World of Tanks for Sony’s PlayStation^®4, continuing its console campaign.

Official website:

• http://www.wargaming.com

ARMOR GAMES STUDIOS AND THOMAS BRUSH’S PINSTRIPE COMING APRIL 25 TO WINDOWS PC, MAC AND LINUX

Follow one father’s journey through Hell in this hauntingly surreal action-adventure game

IRVINE, Calif. – March 21, 2017 – Armor Games Studios has announced that Pinstripe, independent developer Atmos Games’ action-adventure title chronicling one father’s emotional descent into Hell to save his child, will release on Windows PC, Mac and Linux on April 25 for $14.99.

Designed by Thomas Brush, creator of the cult-hit adventure games Coma and Skinny, Pinstripe takes players through the forbidding depths of the underworld, a surreal realm of captivating beauty, strange characters and lost secrets. Players embark on this odyssey with Teddy, an ex-minister searching the afterlife’s frozen reaches for his kidnapped daughter, Bo. Along the way, he’ll use his wits, tools and intrepid dog to solve intriguing puzzles and fend off fearsome creatures in a desperate quest to uncover the mysteries of his past and confront his shadowy nemesis, Mr. Pinstripe.

The game’s gorgeously detailed artwork and storytelling strike a tone that is both chillingly somber and darkly comical, drawing inspiration from works like The Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline and Alice in Wonderland. It also features a moving original orchestral score, composed by Brush himself, and voice acting from talents like YouTube entertainers Dan Avidan and Nathan Sharp.

Pinstripe is rated T (Teen) by the ESRB. For more information, visit www.PinstripeGame.com.

About Thomas Brush and Atmos Games

Atmos Games is Thomas Brush, creator of the award-winning independent adventure games Coma and Skinny. Follow the one-man studio at www.atmosgames.com and @AtmosGames on Twitter.

About Armor Games Studios

Armor Games Studios is a developer and publisher of Steam, mobile and web browser games. Starting from humble beginnings as a Flash game portal, in recent years the company has branched out to other platforms, spreading joy to gamers of all types. For more information, visit www.armorgamesstudios.com, and follow the company on Facebook and @ArmorGames on Twitter.

Pokémon TCG: Sun & Moon— Guardians Rising expansion launches 5 May

Composer Olivier Derivière Pioneers Real-Time Generated Interactive Music for GET EVEN™

“Game Music’s Eclectic Daredevil” Takes Musical Immersion in Games to New Level with Innovative Interactive Music 2.0 Techniques and 3D Audio Tech

For more than a decade, IFMCA award-winning composer Olivier Derivière (Remember Me, Assassin’s Creed IV Freedom Cry) has been scoring music for animation, films, and video games and is widely acclaimed for both his composition and innovative approaches to connecting music with the game experience.

Hailed by MTV as “Game Music’s Eclectic Daredevil,” Olivier Derivière’s latest work can be seen in the psychological thriller game GET EVEN, developed by Polish studio The Farm 51 and published by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. Derivière is once again challenging industry conventions and enhancing players’ interactive experience through his music.

To fully immerse players in the center of the game’s multi-dimensional story, Derivière created a visceral and emotional musical score – rendered in real-time within the game’s engine – that infuses sound sources from the game’s environments and reacts directly to the actions of the player.

“Through the use of real-time MIDI, live musicians recorded in ambisonics, and other audio tricks, the gaming environment itself is now an orchestra waiting to be conducted, and everything in it is a potential instrument,” says Derivière.

An intense and genre-defying musical journey combining organic electronic music and a live orchestra, recorded and mixed in 3D audio with the Brussels Philharmonic at Galaxy Studios, Belgium, Derivière’s score conveys a vast spectrum of emotions whereby all the music is connected directly to the meaning of the game.

Driven by his passion to provide players with a unique musical experience that truly reflects the game, both musically and directly in sync with the gameplay itself, Derivière continues to innovate and enhance players’ interactive experience within GET EVEN through music.

See Olivier Derivière working with the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra and get an understanding of how Auro-3D technology is used in this new GET EVEN video, ready for embedding here: https://youtu.be/lzur265fjI0

GET EVEN™ will be launching in the Americas for PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and PC via STEAM® on May 26, 2017.

For more information on Olivier Derivière and his work, please visit: http://olivierderiviere.com

KOEI TECMO AMERICA UNLEASHES TOUKIDEN 2 

Explore a Massive Open World and Hunt Hordes of Deadly Demons in the Action RPG Series’ Brand New Narrative, Now Available on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®Vita and Steam®

Burlingame, Calif. – March 21, 2017 –  KOEI TECMO America today proudly announced the release of Toukiden 2, the latest entry in the gripping series of demon hunting action RPGs developed by Omega Force. Offering a vast open world, new combat elements, fresh online features for up to four players, and a brand-new standalone story, Toukiden 2 launches today with a new trailer for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system and digitally on Windows PC via Steam®.

In Toukiden 2, players will assume the mantle of a mysterious Slayer who has awakened after a ten-year slumber to a world shrouded in darkness. Players’ battle skills and strategic acumen will be put to the ultimate test as they strive to save humankind in a vast and dangerous land known as the Otherworld, a tattered landscape divided into six distinct Ages which each represent an era of Japanese history. Repel the soul-devouring Oni alongside Slayers from around the world in the game’s rich online environment, complete with cross-platform play for PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®Vita players.

Alongside a fresh and captivating narrative, the addition of Western lore-inspired Oni adds intriguing new adversaries to the Toukiden series. To combat these new looming threats, two series-first weapon types make their debut in Toukiden 2: the sword and shield, a combination offering a solid blend of offense and defense, and the chain whip, which allows for fast-paced maneuvers that can quickly tear apart Oni flesh. Each armament can be used for light and heavy attacks alike, and each offers special abilities that can be combined with a versatile, world-bending tool known as the Demon Hand to balance the scales of power when battling Oni.

Defeating Oni will free souls of fallen heroes known as Mitama, who are based on Japanese historical figures and can be utilized to power-up your character, weapons, armor and the Demon Hand. New to the Toukiden series, the element of Control is also empowered by Mitama, which specializes in summoning Oni to fight for the player!

For updates and more information on Toukiden 2, please visit the official website at www.koeitecmoamerica.com.com/toukiden2, Like KOEI TECMO America on Facebook at www.facebook.com/koeitecmous, and become part of the #KTfamily by following KOEI TECMO America on Twitter at @KoeiTecmoUS. This title has been rated “T for Teen” by the ESRB.

ABOUT KOEI TECMO AMERICA CORP.

KOEI TECMO AMERICA CORP. is a publisher of interactive entertainment software for current generation consoles, handhelds and digital download content based in Burlingame, California. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD., headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. KOEI is best known for its Dynasty Warriors® and Samurai Warriors® franchises. TECMO is best known for the Dead or Alive®, Ninja Gaiden®, Tecmo Bowl®, and Fatal Frame® series.

“PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

©2016-2017 KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. The KT logo is a registered trademark of KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD

THE EPIC TALE OF FRIENDSHIP AND SURVIVAL BEGINS AS TROLL AND I SMASHES INTO STORES TODAY 

Maximum Games’ Mythical Adventure Game Takes Players on an Unforgettable Journey

March 21, 2017 – Walnut Creek, CA – Video game publisher Maximum Games, in partnership with developer Spiral House, today announced that the mythical action adventure game, Troll and I, is now available for $49.99 on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC via Steam®.

“As our first release of 2017, Troll and I kicks off our ambitious year with a splash. We are thrilled to bring gamers into the expansive world of Otto and Troll,” said Christina Seelye, CEO of Maximum Games. “Troll and I is an adventure that tests a unique friendship, and promises an exciting and surprising experience for players.”

In Troll and I, gamers will embark on an enchanting journey with the title’s two main heroes – the nimble Otto and powerful Troll. With the ability to play solo or with a friend in local couch co-op, players must guide Otto and Troll through the majestic mountains and lush forests of Scandinavia as they try to dodge and defeat various enemies, including mythical orcs unleashed from the depths of the Earth and ruthless hunters after a bounty that can be claimed by Troll’s capture.

Otto and Troll possess special contrasting abilities that complement one another’s strengths and weaknesses. Troll is known for his highly damaging attacks that can crush enemies in a single blow, while Otto incorporates a stealthier approach to take down enemies. In addition, Otto and Troll can cohesively act as one to defend themselves against their foes. With a dynamic duo like Otto and Troll, the local split-screen co-op feature allows for a shared collaboration between friends, playing side by side.

Troll and I was developed by Spiral House and is published by Maximum Games. The game is available now in North America and will be releasing on March 24, 2017 in Europe for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and digitally on PC, with the Nintendo Switch coming soon. This title has been rated “T for Teen” by the ESRB.

Please visit http://www.trollandi.com for more product information.

For the latest news on Troll and I, please follow the official Facebook and Twitter pages.

For more information on Maximum Games, please visit: http://www.maximumgames.com.

About Maximum Games

Maximum Games ranks as a top 15 global video game publisher of interactive digital entertainment spanning all genres and supporting multi-platforms. The company’s mission is to provide a proven and strong hands-on approach to publishing, marketing, and distribution. Established in 2009, the company is led by female entrepreneur Christina Seelye, a seasoned executive of digital consumer products and channel marketing. Under Seelye’s leadership, the company has been recognized with numerous awards such as “Fastest Growing Tech Company” by American Business Awards, and has made the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Private Companies for the past two years. Maximum Games has offices in both the US and UK, and continues to expand its scope of global publishing and distribution via direct reach and strategic partnerships. For more information on Maximum Games, visit the company’s website at http://www.maximumgames.com.

About Spiral House

Spiral House is a UK based developer of interactive entertainment, focused on developing for all major home entertainment consoles, mobile devices and PC, for the global market. Established in 1999 by seasoned game developers Bobby Earl and Kevin Oxland, Spiral House traditionally followed the ‘work for hire’ business model developing partner’s IP, including various AAA and handheld titles for Sony (EyePet, MotorStorm, Wipeout Pulse, Vita Pets, and Little Big Planet), Activision (PC Blur) and many others. Now developing their own IP, with the first in a line of exciting titles being ‘Troll and I’, they have built a reputation within the industry for building creative games that focus primarily on game-play, unique features with depth and originality, whilst maintaining tight controls on the development process. For more information on Spiral House, visit the developer website at http://www.spiralhouse.co.uk.

Troll and I^TM ©2017. Developed by Spiral House Ltd. All rights reserved. Published under license by Maximum Games^TM. Maximum Games^TM and the Maximum Games^TM logo are trademarks of Maximum Games, LLC. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective owners. ©2017 Nintendo

CROSS THE FINISH LINE IN MOTORSPORT MANAGER™ FOR FREE THIS WEEK ON PC, MAC, AND LINUX

SEGA & PlaySport Games Reveal Week-long Steam Discount of the Popular Management Game and Second ‘From the Pit Wall’ Video

Do you think you have what it takes to manage a motorsport team to victory? Now you can try, for free! From Monday, March 20^th – Monday, March 27, Motorsport Manager™ will be available to play for free on PC, Mac and Linux, via Steam. During this week you will also be able to purchase Motorsport Manager™ on Steam with a 50% discount – the discount offer will run over the same period, until Monday March 27 at 10AM PDT/5PM GMT.

Motorsport Manager™ puts you in the driving seat of your very own motorsport team – you will hire the drivers, research the technology and make all the key split-second decisions on race day; and it is more accessible than ever with a 2D mode available, enabling it to be played using lower spec PCs. You can also create, share and discover user-generated content as Motorsport Manager™ is Steam Workshop enabled, allowing you to design your own car livery, as well as much more.

To help you get started in your career as a Motorsport Manager™, we have some helpful tips and advice straight from the pit wall. After months of waiting, it’s time to head Down Under once again for the Australian GP, which makes this the perfect time to watch the second video here in our Motorsport Manager™ “From the Pit Wall” video series starring F1 technical analyst Karun Chandhok.

With just two pre-season tests under their belts, all the teams will take to the track in Melbourne unsure of how best to set up their new charges for the testing Albert Park layout. They would therefore be wise to listen up, with the challenge of finding the optimum tyre camber, suspension stiffness or gear ratios, amongst numerous other adjustable features in Motorsport Manager™, so critical to their success in challenging for the chequered flag.

For more information about Motorsport Manager™, log on to www.motorsportmanager.net and follow us on social media for game updates and general motorsport chat at www.twitter.com/playmotorsport & www.facebook.com/playmotorsport.

‘PLANETARY ASSAULT’ UPDATE FOR EARLY ACCESS TITLE, STARPOINT GEMINI WARLORDS, AVAILABLE NOW ON STEAM

Haarlem, The Netherlands – March 20, 2017 – Publisher Iceberg Interactive and developer Little Green Men Games have released a brand-new update today for their epic space simulation PC title Starpoint Gemini Warlords. Many community requested features have been implemented in this aptly named ‘Planetary Assault’ update and players can now board and capture ships, take over space stations and attack and take over 15 planets. This update and its massive improvements is the last update before the game moves into Beta stage. A special trailer, showing the key features of this update can be seen HERE.

Starpoint Gemini Warlords will launch out of Early Access in Q2-2017 and is available for $24.99 via Steam. As a special celebration of today’s ‘Planetary Assault’ update, starting on Monday, March 20, 2017 at 10AM PDT, Starpoint Gemini Warlords will be on sale for 25% off as a Steam Weeklong deal.

Available now in the ‘Planetary Assault’ update are the following new features:

• Planetary Assault – Players can now attack and take over 15 planets (not counting Phaeneros), all waiting for you to rule with an iron fist. There’s also a new battleship class to construct, and a whole new Tech group to research and develop. This update lays the groundwork for even more sophisticated updates, currently in the pipeline

• Taking over stations – If you can conquer planets, why wouldn’t you do the same with stations? Well, now you can! No more unconquerable territory in Gemini. It is all up for grabs!

• Boarding and Capturing Ships – Nothing is off limits as players can now board and capture other ships to keep for themselves, sell off, scuttle for materials, reverse engineer or even pass the ship to aiding war fleets. Related research techs and perks accompany this update

• Updated Context Menu – For those who have been asking, the long awaited paused game while on context feature is gone (unless you like it, in which case, you can toggle it on…)

• Various Bug Fixes – Little Green Men Games has been hard at work, making vast improvements to the game before its full release later this year

For the complete changelog of the ‘Planetary Assault’ update for Starpoint Gemini Warlords, please visit the official Steam announcement: http://steamcommunity.com/games/419480/announcements/detail/563353721557293614

For more information, please visit the official Starpoint Gemini Warlords Steam page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/419480/

ABOUT STARPOINT GEMINI WARLORDS
Starpoint Gemini Warlords is a unique blend of space sim, RPG and 4X games focused on larger ships, ranging from gunships to carriers. Command your starship, send your war fleets into enemy territory, lead your heroic companions into battle, build up your stronghold, trade, mine, salvage and remind your enemies why they fear you.

ABOUT LITTLE GREEN MEN (LGM) GAMES

LGM Games is a growing team of highly motivated and talented programmers, writers, 3D and 2D artists and animators, all sharing the same passion for video games. Our mission is to create new worlds and adventures, with players – for players. LGM Games stands behind the successful Starpoint Gemini series, from our debut title in 2011 to the 2014 sequel, along with countless expansions. LGM’s vision of space-flavored RPG simulation games continues to evolve and grow, with many more exciting elements to be revealed in the future. To learn more about Little Green Men Games, visit: http://www.inter-corona.com.

ABOUT ICEBERG INTERACTIVE 
Iceberg Interactive is an independent video game publisher founded in 2009 by an international group of games industry veterans and is located in Haarlem, The Netherlands. Staffed with avid gamers, Iceberg works closely with an international assembly of game developers, both midsize and indie. Garnering attention with acclaimed releases over recent years, including Killing Floor 2, Endless Space, Endless Legend, StarDrive 2 and Starpoint Gemini 2, the company has an exceptional line-up, including Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, Oriental Empires, Starpoint Gemini Warlords, Dawn of Andromeda, Empathy and Conarium– with further promising games in the pipeline.